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2019 Kentucky Derby preview, odds, predictions 05/02/2019 09:22am • ���It���s been a devastating thing, but we have to do what���s right for the horse.��� Richard Mandella, the 68-year-old trainer of Omaha Beach, made the tough decision on Wednesday to scratch his horse after the 4-1 opening favorite developed a breathing problem due to an entrapped epiglottis.�� 5 common tax-filing mistakes to avoid next year 05/01/2019 08:00pm • Many taxpayers had an unpleasant surprise after filing this year. Their refund amount was lower than expected and, in some cases, filers ended up owing money at the end of the year. While some taxpayers benefited from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, others didn't fare as well from the tax refo Single mom's guide to investing 05/01/2019 08:00pm • 13 investing tips for single moms. No one can juggle plates like a single mom. From getting the kids to school without cereal stuck in their hair to making it to work on time without cereal stuck in yours, life as a single mom is a constant juggling act. Financially speaking, "a single mom has a What's in the final $4.4B Fairfax Co. budget, tax and fee plan? 04/30/2019 09:36pm • Fairfax County homeowners will not see a tax rate increase next year, but will still likely to see bills rise under a $4.4 billion budget that fully funds the budget request from the Virginia county's public school system. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted 9-0-1 Tuesday to give prelim Md. bills signed into law as historic speaker vote looms in Annapolis 04/30/2019 08:46pm • More than 170 bills were signed into law in Annapolis on Tuesday. But while some lawmakers, lobbyists and citizens groups celebrated legislative victories, there was the sense that something else was brewing. That something else is a possible floor fight in the Maryland House of Delegates. On Herndon Mayor Merkel: Meals tax increase not an ���easy decision��� 04/30/2019 01:15pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner, RestonNow.com, and republished with permission. The Town of Herndon���s 1.25%��increase in its meal tax has generated some backlash from local residents ��� prompting Town of Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel to clarify why the tax was increased from 2.5% Beltway, I-270 toll lane plan to move forward next week 04/29/2019 11:40pm • Toll lane plans for parts of the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 are set to move forward next week, including plans for improvements to the American Legion Bridge. Maryland���s Board of Public Works ��� Gov. Larry Hogan, Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot ��� is set to formall NRA's LaPierre fends off backlash, wins re-election as CEO 04/29/2019 10:09pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� The National Rifle Association, facing internal turmoil over its financial management, increasingly partisan tone, and legal threats from government regulators, beat back efforts to overhaul its operations. Wayne LaPierre, the public face of the gun lobbying group for deca Poll shows Maryland divided 04/29/2019 07:15am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at��Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. The level of anxiety between voters in Baltimore City and those residing in some of Maryland���s wealthier counties was especially stark AP FACT CHECK: Trump's misleading rhetoric on immigrants 04/29/2019 12:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump is spreading misleading rhetoric about illegal immigration. At a Wisconsin rally, he suggested he's launched his plan to transport immigrants in the U.S. illegally to sanctuary cities in mass numbers ��� "my sick idea," as he prou Today in History: April 28 04/28/2019 12:10am • Today is Sunday, April 28, the 118th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On April 28, 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country. On this date: In 1758, the fifth president of th ProPublica: TurboTax deliberately hides its Free File page from search engines 04/26/2019 11:41am • ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit investigative newsroom based in New York. This week, we reported on how TurboTax uses deceptive design and misleading advertising to trick lower-income Americans into paying to file their taxes, even though they are eligible to do it for free. T Arlington County approves incentives to keep DEA headquarters 04/26/2019 10:09am • The Arlington County Board approved an incentive grant that will keep the Drug Enforcement Agency's headquarters in Virginia's Pentagon City. The county will give DEA's headquarters landlord, Clarion Partners, a $11.5 million Economic Development Incentive grant, stretched out over the 15-year te Arlington property taxes going up 3.2% 04/24/2019 05:51pm • The Arlington County Board's just-passed $1.4 billion fiscal 2020 budget includes an increase in property taxes. Higher residential property taxes coupled with fees and higher property assessments earlier this year will increase an Arlington County homeowner's burden by 3.2%. The increase is 2 California's Kite Pharma will create more than 400 jobs in Md. 04/24/2019 11:10am • Los Angeles-based Kite Pharma, which develops personalized T-cell cancer therapies, will build a biologics manufacturing facility on a 20-acre site in Urbana, Maryland, and will create hundreds of jobs in exchange for state incentives. Kite Pharma was acquired by Foster City, California-based Gil